Journal article
Imaging of Acute Renal Failure in the Hospital Setting
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is characterized by a decline in the glomerular filtration rate. AKI affects up to 20% of hospitalized patients, and is even more common among intensive care unit admissions. Complications of AKI are related to uremia (encephalopathy, neuropathy, pericarditis), volume overload (pulmonary edema), and electrolyte disturbances (hyperkalemia). In addition to having increased associated morbidity and mortality, patients who …
Authors
Alabousi M; Alabousi A; Patlas MN
Journal
Radiologic Clinics of North America, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 59–71
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.rcl.2019.08.001
ISSN
0033-8389